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Labour MP bringing back assisted dying bill urges House of Lords to finish its job

Lauren Edwards dismisses party internal concerns and criticises ‘anti-democratic’ way bill was halted

The Guardian - UK

UK will have to ‘dial back’ military plans without more funding, says chief of defence

Rich Knighton tells Lords committee he is ‘most concerned’ about impact on day-to-day military activities

The Guardian - UK

Voices: ‘We had to watch him struggle for days’: Readers on end-of-life suffering as assisted dying bill returns

YOUR VIEWS: As the assisted dying debate reignites, our community shared deeply emotional accounts of relatives facing prolonged illness and distress at the end of life, alongside concerns about whether current laws provide sufficient dignity and protection for the most vulnerable

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MP reigniting assisted dying debate says faith in democracy must be restored

Lauren Edwards said she was ‘really disappointed and quite frustrated’ when the Bill ran out of time in the House of Lords.

Evening Standard

MP Lauren Edwards Deploys Rare Parliament Act to Bypass Lords and Pass Historic Assisted Dying Bill

Labour MP reintroduces the Terminally Ill Adults Bill, aiming to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales, using a rare parliamentary mechanism to potentially bypass the House of Lords.

International Business Times UK

Assisted dying Bill to be reintroduced as MP urges peers ‘not to block it’

Labour MP Lauren Edwards has launched a fresh bid to legalise assisted dying, after the Bill fell in the Lords in April.

Evening Standard

Labour MP Lauren Edwards to bring assisted dying bill back to the Commons

MP for Rochester and Strood to use private member’s bill to put issue before MPs again after it was blocked by the Lords

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Government’s cost-of-living champion urges Labour to cut pensions triple lock

Iceland’s executive chairman Lord Walker of Broxton said the state pension policy was unaffordable.

Evening Standard

Labour urged to 'come clean' after 'disgraceful' drinks invite for paedo-linked peer

Keir Starmer has been urged to 'clean' over how and why a now suspended paedo-linked Labour peer was spotted in attendance at an event…

The National (Scotland)

MPs who backed assisted dying bill don’t expect it to return via act that bypasses Lords

Prominent backers including Louise Haigh say they would not support using Parliament Acts to pass bill

The Guardian - UK

Meta Ramsay: The British intelligence pioneer who could have been MI6’s first female ‘C’

Labour peer was a senior agent during the height of the Cold War

The Independent UK

Meta Ramsay: the spy who could have been MI6’s first female ‘C’

After a 22-year career in intelligence she became a Labour minister in the Lords, helping to steer Scottish devolution.

Evening Standard

Domestic abuse law fails to recognise danger of tech abuse, Lords committee told

Policy adviser Jen Reed says tech-facilitated abuse has become ‘increasingly prevalent’ and calls for its inclusion in Domestic Abuse Act

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying bill could return after ballot for private member’s bills

Two MPs who came in top five of draw backed Kim Leadbeater’s bill in the Commons

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How cynical attacks on John Swinney show the pro-UK hypocrisy on 'terrorism'

POLITICIANS have cynically and hypocritically sought to use John Swinney's comments and the Troubles for their own political ends ...

The National (Scotland)

3 Scottish hereditary peers claimed £192k in expenses since 2024 election

THREE Scottish hereditary peers who are heading back to the House of Lords as life members cost the public purse at least £190,000 since the 2024…

The Guardian - UK

England must harvest rainfall and take action on water usage, Lords warn

Without urgent intervention England faces water shortages of 5bn litres a day by 2055, peers tell government

The Independent UK

Former M&S boss set for House of Lords ban over alleged sexual misconduct

An investigation into the behaviour of Lord Stone of Blackheath found his actions constituted harassment and sexual misconduct

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The Guardian - UK

Former minister with terminal cancer urges MPs not to bring back assisted dying bill

Exclusive: Ashley Dalton says rejected amendments could have made bill stronger but it became a ‘pretty dangerous set of affairs’

The Guardian - UK

Delusional, desperate and mostly called David, Brexiters gather to lament the Great Betrayal

The Freedom Association’s Brexit Unleashed conference in Westminster was largely untroubled by reality

The Guardian - UK

‘I want my choice’: terminally ill people join Rankin to demand revival of assisted dying bill

British photographer collaborates with Dignity in Dying in run-up to private member’s ballot, after stalling of England and Wales bill in Lords

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Starmer’s day of reckoning was foreseen – just not the level of drama

While Tories are quite ruthless about removing a leader, Labour MPs can’t decide whether their regicide is a tragedy or comedy

The Guardian - UK

King’s speech might be the last word on Starmer as reluctant monarch does his duty

With the PM’s future numbered in days, no wonder Charles might have felt reading out the government’s agenda was not the best use of his time

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

In Pictures: Pomp, pageantry and political intrigue at opening of Parliament

The King’s Speech came at a time of high tension at Westminster with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer facing calls to quit.

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